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“I just told him I’m engaged,” I say lightly, and then, turning my head, blink in surprise to see that it’s the young man with all the

tattoos. The one I had noticed, earlier, when we’d first arrived at

the beach. “Oh!” I say, surprised into exclamation.

He smirks at me and, predictably, I blush. I scowl, really wishing I

didn’t do that all the time.

“So,” he says, giving me a friendly smile. “Apparently you’re the lady of the hour.”

“Am I?” I say eagerly, leaning in, hoping this guy can give me a clue about what’s going on. “Do you know anything about this?” I look around at all of the guys. “Like, why there are so many guys

here?”

“Because, Fay,” the guy says, laughing. “It’s a meat market. Your dad invited all of these guys here to meet you. Specifically, to meet you.” He raises his eyebrows at me, confirming that he means exactly what I think he means.

“Are you serious?” I whisper to him, angry. “My dad is seriously bacheloretting me!?”

He laughs at that and then nods. “Yeah. Imagine his dismay when your fiancé showed up, too. Luckily, he got his kid to distract him.”

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“Oh my god,” I say, shocked, my eyes going to the volleyball game where I see Daniel and Romulus giving each other high

fives. “Even little Romulus is in on it!?”

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again, shaking his head. “They get ‘em young, in this world,” he says, apparently enjoying my shock. I turn back to him, then, studying him, and realizing that he’s not enjoying it in a nasty way. Instead, he,

very real ridiculousness of it all hits me then, and

well.

together, me a little hysterically,

back in my chair and resting a hand against my chest as the laughter starts to abate. “I can’t believe this. What

friend says, smiling at me gently. “That he has a very pretty new daughter, and he wants to see her set up

right.”

little, growing confused and a little worried. I’ve been engaged since birth, apparently – an arrangement my father set up. What on

meet new people?

suddenly, cocking my

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haven’t been introduced. “Are

of the candidates?”

shrugs, “I am if you

man with the dangerous tattoos

me in these past few minutes,

over the side of his chair to

a shake,

hand on instinct, but my blood goes cold as I realize exactly who he is.

Ivan.

Ivan.

around Kent’s kitchen for weeks now – Kent’s top enemy, the guy my father blamed for blowing up his party – the

But his face stays friendly as he studies me. “I see my reputation proceeds me,”

at him with wide eyes,

to say.

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